World Championship

World Championship

QUALIFYING for the 2020 IRONMAN World Championship

There will be 40 qualifying Age Group slots for the 2020 IRONMAN World Championship on offer at the 2019 IRONMAN Vichy. Be prepared to pay the entry fee with credit card ONLY. We will NOT accept cash as a valid form of payment.

If you qualify in the 2019 edition of IRONMAN Vichy you are eligible to compete in the IRONMAN World Championship Kona-Hawaii in 2020 only. All competitors who wish to make use of their qualification slot have to be present at slot allocation. Not every competitor may make use of their slot therefore, other athletes will advance in the respective age group until all slots are allocated. The organizer reserves the right to have the final decision during the allocation of slots.
Please make sure that you bring a valid picture ID and a credit card to pay the entry fee to the registration.

SLOT ALLOCATION / ROLLDOWN POLICY
Athletes MUST claim their slot in-person during the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship Slot Allocation / Rolldown Ceremony on Monday, August 26. We recommend being at least 15 minutes early. Be prepared to pay the entry fee with CREDIT CARD ONLY
Prior to race day, at least one slot shall be tentatively allocated to each Age Group category (both male and female). Final Slot Allocation will be determined on race day based on the number of official starters in each Age Group.

If there are no starters in a particular Age Group, then that slot will be moved to the next calculated Age Group within the gender. Final Slot Allocation shall be representative of the actual number of Age Group starters in each category in the race.

Please check the schedule of events for time and location. Anyone who wishes to claim a Rolldown slot must attend the IRONMAN World Championship Slot Allocation and Rolldown Ceremony and claim their slot in person. If an automatic qualifier in an Age Group chooses not to take the slot, does not attend the IRONMAN World Champiosnhip Slot Allocation and Rolldown Ceremony, or has already qualified, the next eligible finisher in that Age Group may claim the slot that has rolled down.

If there are no more eligible finishers in a particular Age Group or no other finishers in attendance at the IRONMAN World Champiosnhip Slot Allocation and Rolldown Ceremony in that Age Group, that unclaimed slot will be reallocated to another Age Group within the gender based on the athletes-to-slots ratio. The Age Group within the gender with the largest athletes-to-slots ratio receiving the second re-allocated slot (if applicable), and so on.

ANTI-DOPING POLICY
Each Age Group athlete who accepts a qualifying slot for the IRONMAN World Championship is subject to IRONMAN’s Anti-Doping Rules and will be required to sign the World Championship Events Anti-Doping & Qualifying Slot Waiver for Age Group Athletes. The waiver serves to provide additional notification of and consent to IRONMAN’s Anti-Doping Program, which includes IRONMAN’s efforts to combat, deter, and test for doping in accordance with IRONMAN’s Anti-Doping Rules.